Houston quintet Rome Hero Foxes have released the third single, “Chest Piece”, from their upcoming new album, 18 Summers, out next Friday (July 27th). On the new single, singer C.J. Burton shares: “Much like the song, a hopeless love that begins light and full of heartache only to hit a wall of chaos and betrayal when the truth of that love’s intentions are revealed.”
Rome Hero Foxes named their sophomore LP 18 Summers, but it more accurately describes the band’s beginnings. Shortly after graduating high school, the quintet was discovered in 2016 by Dance Gavin Dance’s Kurt Travis and released For When You’re Falling Backwards. As far as debuts go, its expanse melded the urgency of post-hardcore with an inward gaze offsetting any chaos. That introspection, bent over swirling guitars and mesmerizing vocal lines, led to reinvention. Instead of baring their teeth through arrangements that spiraled and warped, the band took a self-imposed journey into simpler territory. A pair of twin EPs, I/O and Horoscope, reset Rome Hero Foxes as a group indebted to surf rock and indie pop instead of gnarlier waves, with the latter predicting their shimmering follow-up. Enter the real 18 Summers.
“During this time of writing all of this material, it made me envision all these songs as this sort of time capsule-like void or world where time is slow but life keeps moving faster,” vocalist and rhythm guitarist CJ Burton explains. With that definition in mind, it’s easy to understand the varied warmth and speeds put to tape here. “Seattle Queen,” with Andrew Hagan’s percolating keyboards leading the way, places love’s angled complexities behind a slice of bubblegum pop. “Chest Piece” splits its pathway between R&B schmaltz and vaulted pop-punk. Other fare, like the Black Mirror nod “San Junipero,” heighten interpersonal highs to infectious, but experimental highs. It’s the only track that reminds listeners of the band’s darker roots, with flecks of mathy guitar flanking verses. This album is as concerned with love as it is with its absence in the face of growing older and growing apart.
Rome Hero Foxes – Chest Piece
“Chest Piece” by Rome Hero Foxes off the album ’18 Summers’ LISTEN TO 18 SUMMERS Spotify: http://smarturl.it/18Sspotify Apple: http://smarturl.it/18Sapple Google Play: http://smarturl.it/18Sgoogleplay Amazon: http://smarturl.it/18Samazon Tidal: http://18Stidal Soundcloud: http://18Ssc Bandcamp: http://smarturl.it/18Sbc LYRICS Gotta love, love the way that you made this heart break Cause I know that when it’s over you’re
